Buoyed by rising prices in the corporate service sector which hit a nine year high, the yen finally saw some unambiguous strength in the currency market with a number of factors contributing to its rally.
Relatively mixed on the day, the US dollar was neither stronger nor weaker against the majors as conflicting sentiment helped to keep the greenback in neutrality.
Roiled by comments made by central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, equity markets were taken back as investors continued to fret over another plausible rate hike in the short term.
The greenback picked up strength throughout the New York morning, but mild price action has left the currency relatively unchanged from yesterday ahead of this week's marquee event: the FOMC decision on Thursday.
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